Although the eldest of the hostages in Beirut, Jackie Mann spent the whole two-and-a-half years of his captivity in solitary confinement, while his wife lived alone in Beirut and fought for his release. In this book, they both describe the worst moments, the exhilaration of their eventual reunion, Jackie's recuperation at RAF Lyneham and the couple's new life in Cyprus.
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Jackie Mann, a 75-year-old British pub-keeper in Beirut and a WW II Spitfire pilot, was picked up on the street one morning in 1989 by Palestinian terrorists and held hostage for two and a half years. Kept in chains and isolation, deprived of reading materials when his eyeglasses broke and approached sexually by his captors, Mann, the oldest of all the hostages taken in the Middle East, kept up a stoic spirit that brought him through the ordeal in physically weakened but relatively good condition. Although he was never permitted to see the faces of his captors, from conversations overheard and movements around him, he decried the inept and bumbling, if dangerous, men who, toward the end, simply wished to be rid of him. His wife, Sunnie, who detailed her ordeal in Holding On , never knew if he was alive but stayed on in war-torn Beirut, waiting for word. Throughout the nightly shellings, shortages of food, water, money and electricity--and the eventual kidnapping of her steadfast companion, a poodle--she fruitlessly besieged the British Embassy and the press for help. Alternately, Jack and Sunnie each recount the drama of their daily lives in homely detail, drawing a picture of mutual devotion and staunchness of spirit. Photos.
Copyright 1992 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Yours till the end,
By Joanna Robbins (Ryde, Isle of Wight. United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Yours Till the End: Two Survivors of the Hostage Crisis - Their Amazing Story (Paperback)
A moving book about the lifes of Jackie and Sunnie Mann. Jackie was taken hostage in Beirut for two and half years. The story recalls his time there and the time he spend as a Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot. Sunnie not knowing if Jackie was alive or dead, stays in Beirut with her beloved dog, who also gets taken from her. A remarkable book which should be read by all.
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